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I don't know what possessed me, but I decided to kill some time and write a letter to the paper, just to see what the reaction would be in this bland, fairly undiverse town. My topic was a personal critique of the word "oriental" as applied to all things...
The funny thing is that being called "oriental" never used to bother me until other people told me it was bad. I thought it was the name of a race, like "Caucasian" or "Polynesian," because it was commonly used by other kids and teachers. In grade school, kids called me...
The wide acceptance of the term "oriental" is but one example. The behavior of our own Republican Sen. Sam Brownback is another. I used to think Sam was okay for a politician. A few years back, he was running for the House (before Dole left his Senate seat). Brownback was...
If--and that's a big if--Habibie's new Cabinet is able to make headway in restoring the economy, his presidency may defy expectations and last its full term, some analysts say. Even so, Indonesia will change in ways that were impossible under Suharto's centralized control. The press...
Many students, however, do have a wishlist ready for ongoing senior sales. Celestin says he intends to purchase a room partition that the group that inhabits his home for next year is offering, and "maybe an Oriental rug, too, if [he] can get one really cheap."